Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73

§321f Nuclear incident response

Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT › § 321f

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Secretary orders it during an actual or threatened terrorist attack, a major disaster, or another emergency in the United States, the Nuclear Incident Response Team must work as part of the Department and follow the Secretary’s direction. The law does not take away the normal duties of the Secretary of Energy or the EPA Administrator to organize, train, equip, and control their parts of the team when those parts are not serving as the Department unit (as allowed by this subchapter).

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §321f

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(a)At the direction of the Secretary (in connection with an actual or threatened terrorist attack, major disaster, or other emergency in the United States), the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall operate as an organizational unit of the Department. While so operating, the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall be subject to the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary.

(b)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the ordinary responsibility of the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for organizing, training, equipping, and utilizing their respective entities in the Nuclear Incident Response Team, or (subject to the provisions of this subchapter) from exercising direction, authority, and control over them when they are not operating as a unit of the Department.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 314 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 109–295.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 321f

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73